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1901 Allen & Lewis Wholesale Grocers Portland Oregon Postal Card Murray Idaho Ba For Sale

1901 Allen & Lewis Wholesale Grocers Portland Oregon Postal Card Murray Idaho Ba
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1901 Allen & Lewis Wholesale Grocers Portland Oregon Postal Card Murray Idaho Bank

Original 1901 United States one-cent Jefferson postal stationery card featuring an attractive printed business letterhead from Allen & Lewis, Wholesale Grocers of Portland, Oregon.

The card was mailed on June 18, 1901, and addressed to a recipient in Murray, Idaho. It also features a distinctive blue receiving or processing stamp from the Bank of North Idaho, Murray, Idaho, referencing the First National Bank of Spokane, Washington.

Allen & Lewis was a prominent wholesale grocery business in Portland during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This postal card provides an interesting example of commercial correspondence between Oregon, Idaho, and Washington during the early 1900s.

Postal Card Details

  • Country: United States

  • Year: 1901

  • Type: Government-Issued Postal Stationery

  • Denomination: 1 Cent

  • Design: Thomas Jefferson Portrait

  • Origin: Portland, Oregon

  • Postmark: June 18, 1901

  • Destination: Murray, Idaho

  • Business: Allen & Lewis, Wholesale Grocers

  • Additional Marking: Bank of North Idaho, Murray, Idaho

  • Additional Reference: First National Bank, Spokane, Washington

  • Usage: Commercial Business 1901 commercial postal card

  • Attractive Allen & Lewis diamond-shaped wholesale grocers advertising logo

  • Printed business correspondence with handwritten financial figures

  • One-cent Jefferson postal stationery design

  • Early Portland, Oregon, commercial history

  • Blue Bank of North Idaho handstamp from Murray, Idaho

  • Spokane, Washington, banking connection

  • Interesting example of Pacific Northwest business and postal antique condition with typical age-related toning, minor corner and edge wear, and light surface marks.

    The printed business message, handwritten entries, postal cancellation, and blue bank handstamp remain visible.

    Please review photos carefully for exact condition.

    Card shown is the exact card you will receive.


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